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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

Heavy Drinking*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,552 2,461 95.7 93.7-97.0 91 4.3 3.0- 6.3
AGE
18-24 134 122 86.7 74.4-93.6 12 13.3 6.4-25.6
25-34 353 338 95.8 88.1-98.6 15 4.2 1.4-11.9
35-44 504 487 97.7 95.7-98.8 17 2.3 1.2- 4.3
45-54 480 459 95.9 92.2-97.9 21 4.1 2.1- 7.8
55-64 453 440 97.8 95.9-98.9 13 2.2 1.1- 4.1
65-74 384 374 98.1 94.9-99.3 10 1.9 0.7- 5.1
75+ 233 230 97.1 89.9-99.2 3 2.9 0.8-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 333 329 99.0 96.8-99.7 4 1.0 0.3- 3.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 718 683 93.3 88.1-96.3 35 6.7 3.7-11.9
Some Post-H.S. 631 607 95.2 90.3-97.6 24 4.8 2.4- 9.7
College Graduate 864 836 97.1 94.7-98.4 28 2.9 1.6- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 184 178 92.1 73.7-98.0 6 7.9 2.0-26.3
$15,000- 24,999 360 337 94.4 89.6-97.1 23 5.6 2.9-10.4
$25,000- 34,999 272 262 96.4 92.1-98.4 10 3.6 1.6- 7.9
$35,000- 49,999 415 400 97.4 94.6-98.7 15 2.6 1.3- 5.4
$50,000-74,999 356 345 97.9 95.3-99.0 11 2.1 1.0- 4.7
$75,000+ 446 433 94.4 85.4-97.9 13 5.6 2.1-14.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 154 150 98.3 95.2-99.4 4 1.7 0.6- 4.8
Guilford 111 106 95.4 89.0-98.2 5 4.6 1.8-11.0
Mecklenburg 109 104 88.0 68.9-96.1 5 12.0 3.9-31.1
Orange 133 126 95.0 89.2-97.7 7 5.0 2.3-10.8
Wake 126 121 93.7 83.4-97.8 5 6.3 2.2-16.6
Chatham/Lee 117 113 96.7 91.0-98.8 4 3.3 1.2- 9.0
Nash/Wilson 84 80 95.2 87.3-98.3 4 4.8 1.7-12.7
Craven/Pamlico 129 124 96.1 89.8-98.6 5 3.9 1.4-10.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 146 140 96.8 92.8-98.6 6 3.2 1.4- 7.2
Appalachian/Wilkes 159 154 92.7 82.5-97.1 5 7.3 2.9-17.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance 105 100 95.8 88.3-98.6 5 4.2 1.4-11.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson 138 133 95.0 86.8-98.2 5 5.0 1.8-13.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland 82 82 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson 83 80 96.8 89.6-99.1 3 3.2 0.9-10.4
Northeast NC I 72 69 96.9 90.3-99.1 3 3.1 0.9- 9.7
Northeast NC II 128 121 92.9 81.6-97.5 7 7.1 2.5-18.4
Northeastern Partnership 200 190 93.9 85.4-97.6 10 6.1 2.4-14.6
Mountain AHEC 425 411 97.2 94.6-98.5 14 2.8 1.5- 5.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 739 709 96.0 93.4-97.6 30 4.0 2.4- 6.6
Piedmont 1,126 1,084 95.0 91.6-97.1 42 5.0 2.9- 8.4
Western NC 687 668 97.2 95.3-98.4 19 2.8 1.6- 4.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2 drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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